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Category Archives: memoir
Don’t Give Up
I’ve done more reading than writing lately. Part of it is because I love reading and learning, and part of it is because my muse mojo has gone into hiding. I’ve read bits and pieces of several interesting and fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, memoir, nonfiction, reading, Uncategorized, writers
Tagged cheryl strayed, memoir, reading, tara westover, writing
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Ivory Soap and Corn Flakes
Being part of a writing group has helped me in ways too numerous to recount. My membership has also made me a little more hesitant to write, or rather to trust myself as a writer. For example, I’ve been … Continue reading
Sock Suitcase
I thought I was Done with a capital D. The family history was a mammoth task, a time drain, a major stressor, a sleep thief. But then one day after correcting one pesky out-of-place apostrophe, I thought thought Yes and hallelujah. Confident that … Continue reading
Posted in ancestry, family histories, memoir, nonfiction, Uncategorized, writing, writing projects
Tagged ancestry, family history, genealogy, inheritance, wriiting
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Whose Candy Was It?
A variation on an old theme: there are always more beginners than enders in just about any enterprise worth pursuing. That’s on my mind this morning because of the challenge of writing the family history to the bitter end (at … Continue reading
Posted in ancestry, books, family histories, genealogy, Bible, memory, memoir, story telling, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged ancestors, Bible, books, family hisotry, genealogy, heritage, memories, writing
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Hey Honey
We’ve had several discussions about prefaces and introductions in our writing group. In the case of the family history, I chose to make the introduction part of the text and use it as the first chapter, “Setting the Stage.” For … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, ancestry, books, family histories, memoir, self publishing, story telling, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged ancestry, books, family histories, genealogy, memoir, writing
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Darling Daughter Lillie
The next several blog posts will relate to a family history, Our Lighted Seasons, that I self-published with CreateSpace on Amazon. The history is not for distribution or sale…just family eyes at this point. Because many have asked about the … Continue reading
Posted in ancestry, family histories, memoir, self publishing, story telling, Uncategorized
Tagged ancestry, family histories, genealogy, self publishing
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